Diet Coke

bikermike5094

I'm right there with you all, i drink one (diet coke) on the way to work, one for lunch and one when i get home. Yes it has artificial sweetener in it which isnt good for you but its 0 calories so it doesnt hurt the diet. I drink it in lieu of coffee because i cant stand the taste of hot water. I dont drink alcohol or smoke so its my only vice really. Most of our processed foods have things in it that arent good for you either so I'm not going to worry about a little diet coke. speaking of diet coke... i think i left my can out in the car....gotta go!!!!

MaggieMay131

I love diet coke but I don't have it as often as I like, which is a good thing. Maybe 2-3 times a month. BUT it has to be fountain!

I sometimes go through the McDonalds drive through just to order a diet coke. Their diet coke must have like crack or something in it....no one else's tastes as good!

I am also a major diet coke addict...bad for me but oh soooo good !

YES! I also go thru the McDonald's drive thru ONLY for a big DC. It's so lame. I have one sitting next to me. Ugh. And of course, as I drink it, I will dwell on this:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20075358-10391704.html

Just one of the studies showing that while it doesn't necessarily make you HUNGRY, it makes you subconciously crave more food. POop.

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bikermike5094

COKE? Are you KIDDING me, people?
Diet PEPSI is bomb.
I can't live without it. A LOT of it. All day.

Diet Pepsi? yuck..... thats like picking up the last chick at the bar... only if you have too....

jsuaccounting

Interesting story: A nurse(RN) told me that she was ordered to remove all the diet cokes from a patient's room once. The patient had been diagnosed with aspartame-induced seizures. I don't know if there is such a thing as aspartame-induced seizures but found the rest of the story troubling. The patient had CASES of the stuff stashed in her room. When the staff removed them she became angry and was cursing and screaming. Sounds like an addict to me....

However, I am not qualified to say if diet coke is really bad for you or not - I don't even drink the stuff myself. If it doesn't interfere with weight loss or health, then I wouldn't worry about it.

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jazbar757

Coke Zero is my crack I have to have to. I'm going thur REHAB in my mind for Carbs and Coke. I need Help

TerresaJ

I'm addicted too!!!!! Mostly I need the caffeine because I work two jobs. You don't wanna see me without my morning Sonic Happy Hour Diet Cherry Coke!!!!

peacek

I used to drink coke almost everyday in high school, then some how got bugged of it and gave it up all together :happy:
I don't crave for any soda at all.
Hope you get bugged of it and give it up!

raindropwishes

I love diet coke, as does my OH. It's so hard not to drink it all the time, but I'm quitting again - doing ok so far too

victoria1957

I drank diet coke for YEARS! I began to have chest pains so bad, I thought was literally having a heart attack. I ended out in the ER and found out (eventually) that it was because of carbonated beverages (Diet Coke in my case). It made me so sick I would have to lie down to make the chest pains bearable. I gave it up entirely. A couple of days ago I took a little sip of my husband's just to see if it still tasted so good to me after a year of not drinking any and it tasted like poison!! YUCK! I am sure this is not the case with everyone but if you start to have chest pains that feel like they are shooting through your back.....uh oh....

TNGirlyGirl

I used to drink a 12-pack or more a day. I'm down to 1-2 a day and sometimes go a whole day without any at all!!! I'm hoping to get to the point that I only drink 1-2 a week, but I'm not going to stress about it! I don't drink alcohol, don't eat junk food, don't smoke or do drugs.... everybody needs a vice of some kind!!! :laugh:

Luvlee85

Cherry Coke Zero is my addiction.

^^^I'm with you on this one!!!

jnhu72

I was addicted to diet pop in general. I would go through cycles of which was my favorite from Diet Dr. Pepper, to Diet Mt. Dew, to Diet Pepsi. I gave it up for about 3 months and the was addicted worse then ever, to the point I was easily drink a 12 pk or more a day. I gave it up in August again and must say I now feel great. I sleep better (no caffeine), and I feel like my health in general has improved due to the fact I only drink decaf tea (with no sugar or cream/milk) and water.

jnhu72

I drank diet coke for YEARS! I began to have chest pains so bad, I thought was literally having a heart attack. I ended out in the ER and found out (eventually) that it was because of carbonated beverages (Diet Coke in my case). It made me so sick I would have to lie down to make the chest pains bearable. I gave it up entirely. A couple of days ago I took a little sip of my husband's just to see if it still tasted so good to me after a year of not drinking any and it tasted like poison!! YUCK! I am sure this is not the case with everyone but if you start to have chest pains that feel like they are shooting through your back.....uh oh....

This was happening to me! I thought at 20 I was having a heart attack. I never even thought about it being the pop but now that I don't drink it, they are gone. How strange...

shasha_84

I am a Diet Coke addict and not ashamed to admit it! I LOVE the stuff. It keeps me sane and is my reward after a long run

Vragis

My wife and I both used to consume a ton of it but, since diet soda is terrible for you, our consumption is now few and far between. When I want caffeine, I drink iced tea generally but, if I really want a cola, I take a cane sugar sweetened one and cut it half and half with soda water. It is still delicious and plenty sweet (since regular soda tastes like what it is, carbonated syrup) and much more natural. Just gotta account for the calories when you do it.

Destinie589

Is anyone here completely addicted to Diet Coke?? Like to the point you almost feel like you need a support group? I was off the "stuff" for 3 months and got back on it. It cannot be good for you, I just wondered if anyone else had a similar issue.....

Oh yes.. we have a very toxic relationship with one another. 100% love hate.

pgdakitty

Nope ... I hate the taste (too sweet). But I was just talking to my nutritionist about it, and MaggieMay is right on the money. It "tricks" your body into craving sweets and makes you feel hungry even when you're not ... even more so than soda w/ sugar. (It's much sweeter than regular soda.) You literally do become addicted, and need to go through a withdrawal process as you would w/ any other substance. Sorry

blondebandbabe

a few years ago all i would drink was Dr. Pepper. 6ish cans a day. My doctor told me if I dropped pop i'd lose another 5lbs before my wedding. So of course I gave it up cold turkey. ( had to take excedrine to bypass caffiene headaches) I actually gained 3 lbs so I went right back to my pop.
Since MFP, I've switched to diet dr pepper and coke zero with the occasional diet wild cherry pepsi ( i have to limit that or i'll drink a 12 pack in a day)
I really don't think it affects my weight loss. I try to stop and I can't so I working on other parts of my ''lifestyle change'' to where i'm a stronger person and then I'll try it again.
my biggest problem is the headaches, I know its caffiene addiction. I just pretty much don't care.

Roo1026

Mmmmmmm love me some diet coke....especially with a big shot of malibu coconut rum in it!!! But thats really the only time I drink soda.

pajomu

I love Diet Coke, especially fountain with fresh squeezed lime! Yum! It's pretty much my only vice and I'm okay with it. I used to drink any diet cola, but now only Diet Coke. So if I'm at a restaurant, a party or get together and all they have is something other than Diet Coke, I pass. So I'm now drinking less diet soda. That's as far as I can go, though! I'm not willing to give it up!

ohmissemily

i have a diet or coke zero something diet drink every 3 hours. i use it as a tool to not eat lol. but between the 3 hrs i drink around a liter of water so i still get both in cuz water is very important. but yeah, i just use it as a tool atm to help me not eat.

tigersword

This thread again?

Diet soda is not bad for you, according to actual scientific research. It doesn't provide any nutritional benefit, but it's not bad for you, unless you are sensitive you aspartame or phenylalanine, in which case you deal with it like any other food allergy. For the rest of the human race, hey, nutritionally speaking, it contributes as much as water to your health (0 nutrients, but keeps you hydrated.)

As for the story about the lady with the diet coke stashed in her room that freaked out? That's not specifically the diet soda, that's caffeine withdrawal. Would've happened regardless of caffeinated beverage of choice.

inammorata

I used to be a coca-cola junkie! Then when I started my diet, I couldn't believe how many calories came from it. So I switched to diet sodas, it took a while to adjust to the taste but oh boy....I looove diet dr. pepper now! My home is always stocked with it now, I think I'd die without it lol.

misskerouac

I had to give up caffeine 3 months ago and now i drink Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and it's not addicting so now i just have it eery once in a while, before that though I would probably drink a 500ml bottle every day or two of coke zero or diet Dr.Pepper.